TODAY'S HEADLINES

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

By Linton Johnson

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Elbert County School Superintendent Jon Jarvis announced Monday he will retire effective June 30, 2023. Jarvis, who has worked in Elbert County schools for more than three decades and has served as superintendent since May 2020, informed the Board of Education of his decision during the board’s monthly work session.

“It is with mixed emotions to announce that I will be retiring from the superintendent position with the Elbert County School District at the end of this school year,” Jarvis said in a statement about the decision. “After serving for 33 years in several different roles in Elbert County Schools, I feel the time has come. While I am excited about what the next chapter of my life will bring, I will always have a place in my heart for my colleagues and the students of Elbert County.  

“Please know that I will finish the year strong and will support all of you as we finish the 2022-23 school year. Elbert County is my home, and I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to serve our students, employees, and this community.”

Jarvis, 50, succeeded Chuck Bell as superintendent and steered the Elbert County School District through the COVID-19 pandemic and has directed the current expansion and renovation of the former Beaverdam school campus to serve as the county’s new primary school and a 10-classroom addition to the elementary school. Both projects are expected to be completed before the start of the 2023-24 school year.



Before becoming superintendent, Jarvis was a teacher and coach, assistant principal, elementary school and middle school principal and assistant superintendent. He began working for the school district as a lawn maintenance supervisor while attending college.

105.3 WSGC News - It’s Election Day in Georgia as voters go to the polls in the midterm contests for U.S. Senator, governor and a host of other statewide and congressional offices, as well as a referendum on renewal of Elbert County’s special purpose local option sales tax.

A heavy voter turnout is expected for the midterm election throughout the state. A total of 3,616 Elbert County residents have already cast ballots during the three-week early voting period that ended Friday, according to Elections Supervisor Melissa Shead, whose office also received 369 absentee ballots by mail.

All 11 Elbert County precincts are open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To check your registration status or view a sample ballot, visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov.

Topping the ballot are the races for U.S. senator between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker and for governor between incumbent Republican Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams.



105.3 WSGC News will provide live election results this evening on the air and our Facebook page, as well as full coverage in Wednesday’s news broadcasts and our Today’s Headlines newsletter.

105.3 WSGC News - Elberton Police have arrested a 30-year-old Hartwell man on multiple charges in connection with an incident on South Oliver Street early Wednesday morning.



Willjarvis Tyrell McIntosh was charged with felony second-degree criminal damage to property, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and terroristic threats and acts and misdemeanor battery under the Family Violence Act, obstruction of law enforcement, theft by taking, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, failure to yield right-of-way, driving without a valid license, turn signal and windshield violations. McIntosh was released from the Elbert County Detention Center on $27,000 bond.

Police also arrested 49-year-old Kevin Eugene Wolffe of Milledgeville on October 31 after responding to a possible stolen Chevrolet Camaro at the Fairgrounds on North Oliver Street. He was charged with felony theft by receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and parole violation and misdemeanor theft by receiving stolen property. As of Monday afternoon, Wolffe was being held at the Detention Center on $20,000 bond. 

On Sunday, police arrested 19-year-old Dashawn McKyle Odister, listed as homeless, and charged him with felony first-degree burglary in connection with an incident at a West Church Street residence. Odister is being held at the Detention Center on $15,000 bond.